Governor for motors



(No Model.) 2- SheetsSheet 1. T. A. EDISGN.

.QOVERNOR FOR MOTORS.

N0. 604,740. Patented May 31,1898.

2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

EDISON.

T. A. GOVERNOR FOR MOTORS.

-(No Model.)

a Patanted May 81,1898.

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Application tiled J'iinnery 27,1897. Serial No. 620,975. llo model!) Be it known that I, Tnorms A. EDISON, a citizen of the United States, residing at lilo-n ellyn Park, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented a. certain new and useful .l-niprovement in Governors for Motors, (Case No. 972,) of which the followin g is a specification.

My invention relates, mainly, to friction speedgovernors provided with means for ad justing the governor for any desired speed and with means, such as centrifugal governorbnlls, for regulating the friction members to maintain 2L constant speed.

The object of my invention. is to Wholly or largely overcome irregularities in speed due to cramping of the pnrts,nntrue surfaces of friction members, rind uneven notion of the governor-halls.

In carryingmy invention into effect i 9111- ploy two friction members, one being" prefernhl y n rotating disk and the other two or more equidistantbloclis or pads held in 1" rictionnl engagement withsnid dish, a free and unrestrained equalizing device for producing uniform pressure between. the pads and the frictiondisk toprevent uneven notion due to van-ions census and to prevent any nneqnnl or cramping strains on the shaft by which the disk is carried, it devic for adjusting the friction members to obtain different speeds,

and an nntmnntic device, such as ncentrifugznl governor, for automatically increasing or decreasing the frictional engagement 'npon an increase or decrease in the speed of the motor to maintain it constant speed.

My invention is illustrated in the serene pnnying drawings, in Which- Figure 1 is an elevation showing n1yiinproved governor applied to n spring-motor and n portion of the feed-screw of aphonograph and the driving connection between the some and the motor; Fig, 2 is an end view lookingfroin the left 01. Fig. 1, and Figs. 3 end i nre detnil views of one member of the governor.

Referring to the drnivin s. A is the box containing the driving-spring, which spring is wound up by menus of the gearing 1,3 and the shaft- U, to which n ornnk is applied. The spring drives the pulley I) through the inten mediate gearing illustrated, and this policy .wheels of the motor mechanism.

and to the sliding sleeve f which rotates with the spindle f and is capable of longitudinal. movement. The sleeve carries it friction'dislr (l. he spindlef is rotated by the pinion f meshing With one of the gear- G is in frictional engagement with equidistnnt friction pads or blocks h, which engage the disk at opposite points. These pads are carried by an equalizing device, which in the drawings is illustrated its n yoke H, which is swiveled in at block I. by a pin 7L, (see Figs. 3 and 4-,) and the block l is pivoted on apin l, projecting horizontally from the down titltllY-(dXhGlitliil arm I of the frame. It will readily he seen that the swivelcd yoke H is free to adj ust itself, so that the pads will both be in contnct with the disk at all times, and hence the yoke will equalize the pressure of the pads against the disk G to compensate for an untrue surface and to eompensnte for unequal wear of the pods and the disk. Thus the cramping of the sleeve f on the rod f is prevented nnd irregnlnrities in speed due to such cit-uses avoided. The pressure of the pads upon diametrically opposite points of the dish G also tends to overcome irregularities in speed due to uneven notion of the governoJ-hnIls. The pads 7L are held against the frie tion-disk G by a springJ, connected to the {ti-in .l, which is formed integral with the block 1. der 5*, with which engages the end of an adjusting-screw J working through the top plate of the frame. When the screw J is moved upward, so to bring the full tension of the spring l' upon the arm. 3, the friction at the disk (l end the pads it will be such as to hold the motor at rest.

To start the motor, the screw J" is moved downward, so to decrease the tension of the spring 5, and hence decrease the friction between the dish G nnd the pads it, nnd when The disk.

T'l'he arm 5 is provided with n. shoulthe friction is sufficiently decreased the motor will start, and the degree of friction may be further decreased until the proper speed is obtained. If for any reason the speed of the motor increases beyond the desired speed,

the governor-balls F, moving outward, will "increase the friction between the disk G andpads h, and hence automatically regulate and maintain the desired speed.

To stop the mtor,-the screw J is moved upward until the friction dueto the spring J 1 is sulficient to bring the motor to rest.

, sure between both pads and said friction-sun What I claim is 1. A friction speed-governor having in com bination a rotatable element having a frictionsurface, two friction-pads be'arin g thereon at opposite points, and a swiveled equalizing device for maintaining the same uniform presface, substantially as set forth.

2. A friction speed-governor having in com bination a rotatable element having a frictionsurface, friction-pads bearing thereon at diametrically opposite points on the same side of the friction-surface, and a swiveled equal-g izing device for maintaining the same uni-i form pressure betweeniall the pads and said;

friction-surface, substantially as set forth.

3.- A friction speed-governer having in com-Z bination a rotatable element having a frictionsurface, friction-pads bearing thereon at op-;

posite points, and an equalizing device for? r maintaining a uniform pressure between each:

pad and said frictiensurface, said device bB- ing supported so-as to becapable of swinging about an axis perpendicular to the axis of the; friction-surface, substantially as set forth.

4. In a friction speed-governor, thecombia nation of-a friction-disk," and 'a-swiveled yoke carrying friction blocks or pads in contact,

with said disk at diametrically opposite points 'tially as set forth.

oirthe same side of the disk, whereby a uniform pressure between the disk and pads is to vary the friction between-said disk and pads to vary the speed, substantiallyas set forth. g

6. In a friction speed-governor, the combi nation of a friotion-disk,"a yoke carrying friction blocks or pads m'akingcontact with said disk at diametrically opposite points on the same side of the disk, a pivoted block in which said yoke is swiveled, wherebya uniform pressure between the disk and pads is.produced,

means for moving said block on its pivot to vary the friction between said disk and pads to vary the speed, and a centrifugal governor for maintaining a uniform speed, substan- 7. A friction speed-governor having in combinatien a rotatable elementhaving a frictionsurface, two friction-pads bearing thereon at opposite points, and a swiveled equalizing device connecting said'padsfor maintaining the same uniform. pressure between both pads find said friction-surface, substantially as set ort-h.

This specification signed and witnessed this 25th da-yof January, 1897.

.THOMAS A. EDISON. f

Witnesses:

RICHARD N. DYER, W. PELZER. 

